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Want greener, healthier cities? Curb affordable, plentiful parking
UCLA professor Donald Shoup believes free or inexpensive parking is the root of many urban evils,…
Construction spending up slightly in September
Construction spending in the U.S. unexpectedly rose in September, led by increases in homebuilding…
Designing a library? Don’t focus on books
How do you design a library when print books are no longer its core business? Turn them into…
Restaurant design a focus of McDonald’s turnaround
McDonald's restaurants are moving away from primary colors and fiberglass booths. As part of the…
So you want to be an architect? Video
Obviously someone in the know had a hand in creating this short comedy video (about 5 minutes) that…
Perkins Eastman and Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects announce merger
New York, NY (November 2, 2010) Top international design and architecture firms Perkins Eastman and…
Cities can report their own carbon emissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project and the Clinton Climate Initiative launched the CDP Cities program,…
World Trade Center taps fuel cells
Fuel cells will be used to power approximately 30% of the electricity used in the four towers being…
Columbia University recognized for reusing, recycling
The Institution Recycling Network has awarded Columbia University recognition in being a…
Sustainable, mixed-income housing to revitalize community
The $41 million Arlington Grove mixed-use development in St. Louis is viewed as a major step in…
John Pearce: First thing I tell designers: Do your homework!
BD+C: How is Duke’s capital projects program faring in this economy?John Pearce: Compared to most,…
Vancouver’s former Olympic Village shoots for Gold
The first tenants of the Millennium Water development in Vancouver, B.C., were Olympic athletes…
Construction Specifications Institute acquires software developer BSD
Alexandria, Virginia ? The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) today announced that it has…
Fall BIM Forum: frustration sets in
Although the theme of the Fall BIM Forum held October 13-15 at the W Hotel in midtown Atlanta was “…
Taipei 101 seeks to claim world’s tallest green building title
Taipei 101, also known as the Taipei Financial Center, previously was the world’s tallest building…
Future energy-efficient buildings will behave and look differently
Tomorrow’s buildings will not only behave differently than today’s – they will look different too,…
Energy Star announces National Building Competition winners
Fourteen buildings from across the United States went head-to-head to work off their waste and…
Energy Star announces National Building Competition winners
Fourteen buildings from across the United States went head-to-head to work off their waste and…
Grid-neutral education complex to serve students, community
MVE Institutional designed the Downtown Educational Complex in Oakland, Calif., to serve as an…
DPR breaks ground on green patient care pavilion in Oakland, Calif.
OAKLAND, CALIF. (Oct. 27, 2010) – DPR Construction (www.dpr.com), one of the nation’s top…
